Thursday, 26 May 2011

On being a Twitizen in the Twitterverse

Hello Tweeps

I'm spoiling you really by posting another blog so soon but it is a very special one because it's not a blog by me. It is a blog by one of my Top Twiends - the fantasticness that is Dame @WinceyWillis1 (yes the real one of TV-AM & Treasure Hunt fame)so please read and enjoy her blog and give her a follow on Twitter because she is lots of fun

@Gazabell :-)

Twitter is all human and not so human life. I make no bones about the fact that I love it. Never having been involved with any other social network site I was apprehensive. You may already know that I started tweeting because someone else was using my name.

I remember looking at profiles and seeing @Gazabell had over 1000 followers and being astounded. I knew that Stephen Fry seemed to have the whole world following him.

Initially there was a lot of scepticism; most people didn’t believe I was me. As there are so many tweeps hiding behind eggs etc I hoped that seeing my photo would be enough.

How things have changed. You bring out the best in me and I love you for it. I never wanted to be someone who plugs stuff all the time but I wasn’t sure what to tweet. I followed people who made me laugh or think or intrigued me. I love the immediacy of twitter. We do ‘talk’, getting an instant response is great but sometimes overwhelming. As you began to believe in me I felt so good.I laugh out loud and every day there are so many brilliant wordsmiths who test my brain power and typing speed. There are the utterly crazy random tweets.....”I won’t eat a dead woman’s bananas” , “I get aroused when I play scrabble”. Let’s face it there is a lot about arousal on twitter!!

A young man tweeted me to say he had just ‘you tubed’ me and I was to get into his bed immediately. I was followed by Battery Operated Boyfriend and even offered quite a lot of money to ‘perform’ on a web cam!!! I was crying with laughter. I am no spring chicken so in a way I suppose it is quite flattering. (No names to protect guilty)

The opportunities to help people have been rewarding and my friendship with @harry_moseley the inspirational 11year old boy with a brain tumour has made me appreciate more than ever how lucky I am. I went to London for Harry’s charity launch and met up with @MrG48 and @MrLTK , both gentlemen who were a pleasure to spend time with.

More recently I have had my first Tweet Up at home. Two tweeps who I have been bantering with since the beginning came to stay at my home. My friends thought I was barking, having 2 men I had never met staying. It was fantastic, and my twitterwide reputation as a Merlot maid was upheld. I knew that even though we had only met through 140 characters we were such like minds and after speaking on the ‘phone I had no hesitation over inviting @WilliamStafford and @Quimph .

I have had an amazing life, doing so many wonderful things. I have travelled all over the world and encountered the most amazing people. When I started in the media mobiles hadn’t been invented and we did weight training to carry a programmes worth of records into the radio studio. I am thankful for every new day and the opportunity to make the most of it.

I could never have imagined something like twitter (be a squillionaire if I had). It has become a part of my life and I am so glad. Thank you for all your kindness, fun, love and so much laughter.

Now dear editor Gaza when are you coming for a Tweet Up??My name is Wincey Willis and I am an addict..............

So much of what you say is so true and wonderfully expressed. Alas,I am old enough to remember the legend that you are from the early days of Treasure Hunt, what a great and at the time innovative show that was. A pleasure to read your blog c/o the infamous and charming Gazabell ;) Right....off to follow you this instance. Who knows, you might even follow me back :D

Hey - I got a mention, I feel very proud to be part of your friedship Gaza & Wincey and yes I had a great afternoon/evening in London with @WinceyWillis1 - I sincerely hope we can do it again sometime too.